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Should You Say “Goodbye” To Guilt?

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I read THIS article the other night and it got me thinking about guilt. Here’s part of it…

Report Sex Offenses by Minors? You Tell Me

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Tennessee doesn’t require sex offenders to register with the state’s sex crime registry if their conviction came while they were minors. On its face it makes sense. The justice system has a bias toward protecting children’s identities.

Abolitionist Leadership Training Institute

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Last week, the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (NCADP) hosted a training in Washington D.C. The training was the First Annual Abolitionist Leadership Training Institute. It was held at Catholic University. States were asked to bring a team of 4 individuals to the training. The Tennessee delegation consisted of myself, Jenny (Knoxville), Amy (Memphis), and Clemmie (Nashville).

America, The Exceptional

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Jonah Goldberg has a great op/ed today about what makes America exceptional:

The interesting question isn't "Why is there poverty?" It's "Why is there wealth?" Or: "Why is there prosperity here but not there?"

Time Management & Soul Searching

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Sorry y'all.

I'm working on it -- but there's this thing --

a DAY JOB --

that like, requires

MY TIME.

And since it pays a helluvalot better than this blog does,

like, in MONEY,

I guess I'll stick with the write-when-you're-caught-up-and-not-too-exhausted method of self-expression.

The kindest words

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The kindest words you can hear come from good true friends in tough times. Dave Oatney is that type of friend. He is a rock ribbed conservative and a true and honest friend.

Promptness Study Committee Meets

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Yesterday the Promptness subcommittee of the Tennessee Death Penalty Study Committee met for four hours discussing issues from the length of time taken for post-conviction proceedings to exempting those with severe mental illness from the death penalty.

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